Tag Archives: green roof
City of Toronto considers amending the Green Roof Bylaw to exclude public and separate school buildings
Deputation letter from Scott Torrance to Planning and Growth Management Committee:
Open Letter from Green Roofs for Healthy Cities:
32,000 square foot TTC Victoria Park Subway Station Light Weight Extensive Green Roof Installed
The Victoria Park subway station is the first Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) building to be designed for an extensive green roof (32,000 square feet). Acting as a protoype for future roof greening projects (the TTC undertook a study to determine potential installations of green roofs on existing subway stations), the Victoria Park subway station design [...]
Another Article about ESRI Green Roof
Here is another article about ESRI green roof: http://www.greenroofs.com/blog/2010/05/19/gpw-esri-canadas-garden-in-the-sky/.
Native Child and Family Services of Toronto Green Roof Honoured with a 2010 Design Exchange Award
The Native Child and Family Services of Toronto (NCFST) recently consolidated their services under one roof at 30 College Street. To provide additional outdoor amenity space, a green roof was conceived for the use and enjoyment of the users and occupants of the building. Designed by Scott Torrance Landscape Architect Inc. and Levitt Goodman Architects, this creative and [...]
Green Roof of Native Wildflowers and Grasses Now Under Construction in Barrie
This new 5000 square metre (50,ooo square feet) extensive green roof of native wildflowers and grasses will provide visual unity to the adjacent restored at-grade wildflower meadow on the site. Employees and visitors of this new water treatment plant will be able to enjoy the green roof from the cafeteria. Construction is now underway, the waterproofing has [...]
Roof Garden For Native Child And Family Services Under Construction
Construction of the 5th floor rooftop garden for Native Child and Family Services in downtown Toronto began late fall, 2009. The beautiful new interior of the buillding was designed by Levitt Goodman Architects. Working in collaboration with them, Scott Torrance Landscape Architect Inc. designed the roof garden. This unique new urban outdoor space, located at College and Yonge, includes a natural play [...]
Opening of ESRI Canada’s Green Roof
Scott Torrance Landscape Architect Inc. celebrated the official opening of ESRI Canada’s green roof of the company’s Toronto office – having turned a 704-square metre paved terrace on the 9th floor into useable green space and an urban oasis that will help mitigate urban heat effect and provide additional habitat for birds, butterflies and other [...]
